Battle #1 - the devil (vv 16-18)

Battle #2 - the world (vv19-24)

Battle #3 - the flesh (v25)

Victory #1 (v26)

Victory #2 (vv 27-34)

The Author of Philppians

(Phil 3:5-6)

Joy In All Circumstances

(Jam 1:2-4)

A Surrender That Satisifies

(Phil 1:21)

Be ready! (vv 2-4, 24-27, 32-37)

(Mat 24:3)

Pay attention! (v 31)

(Mat 24:37; Gen 6:5, 11-12; 2 Tim 3:1-5, 4:1-5)

The second coming. (vv 24-25)

(Rev 8:10-12, 6:16-17; 1 Thes 4:16; 1 Cor 15:52)

You can experience a real, fruitful, vibrant and flourishing life through Jesus.

You can be outwardly fruitful by prayer, sacrifice and forgiveness towards other people.

You can be inwardly vibrant with bold faith in God.

You can be flourishing at the roots because you belong to your heavenly Father.

Hell is very real, very serious, and we need to avoid it at all costs. Assess, admit and act.

As we near the end, there will be birth pains (deception, wars, earthquakes, famines, pestilence), persecution and we need to learn how we are to respond.

Marriage is God's idea.

(Gen. 1:26, 2:18, 21-24)

Divorce is not God's intention.

(Mal 2:13-17, Mat 19:9)

Remarriage should be approached with caution.

(1Cor 7:8-9, 12-16, 39-40; Mat 19:10-11)

Growth starts small.(Mat 10:42)

Growth takes time.

Growth requires faith.(Mat 17:20, 1 Cor 3:6-7)

The temple will be judges (vv 1-4) (Mat 24:3)

The end will be marked by deception (vv 5-6, 21-23). (1Cor 6:9-10, 1 Tim 4:1)

Understanding deception. (Gen 3:1-6)

Satan casts doubt on God's word (v 1).

Satan uses people to spread lies (v 1). (2 Cor 11:3-4, 13-15).

Satan takes advantage of ignorance (vv 2-3)

Satan tries to get us to remain independent and self-sufficient (v 5).

The cure for deception. (prov 9: 8-9)

Jesus is God; He transcends all who oppose Him and is far greater than anything we can imagine Him to be. And we see from Mark 9:1-13 that Jesus is indeed who He claims to be - the Son of God.